Welcome to sevenprophets

sevenprophets is Marc Sniukas' blog on innovative thinking on management, strategy, organization and talent in the knowledge economy. The central topic is innovation in general and in the 4 areas mentioned above.

The goal of sevenprophets is to provide high quality, practical knowledge, new concepts and ideas on how to establish innovation in your organization. Apart from publishing original knowledge, the purpose of sevenprophets is to act as a portal to a variety of sources on these topics:

  • Innovation
    content, process, context, of and tools for innovation.
  • Management Innovation
    going beyond product and service innovation to innovating the way management does what it does, making innovation everybody's daily job.
  • Strategic Innovation
    content, process and context of strategy, value innovation, blue ocean strategy, developing breakthrough strategies, strategic innovation, implementing strategy, enabling continous strategic renewal,...
  • Organization
    strategic organizational design, new organizational structures, ambitextrous organizations, organizational learning, change, organizational development, virtual organizations, workplace design, informal organization, ...
  • Talent
    new ways for managing and developing talent, managing and leading knowledge workers, managing oneself, individual learning, team work, managing virtual teams, collaboration, new thinking on topics related to time & life leadership, getting things done, work/life balance, personal tools to help you improve your daily life, your work, your personal knowledge & information management, etc.

If you are an expert on any of these topics and would like to contribute as an author, please send a description on your expertise and how you could contribute to making sevenprophets.com a valuable information service to seven(AT)sniukas(DOT)com.

I hope you will find the site more useful every day, and I personally look forward to hearing your comments,

Marc

A Guide to Strategic Innovation

Visit our sister site www.strategicinnovation.net to download a complete guide to strategic innovation and learn more about the content, process and context of strategic innovation.

Mehr Freiräume für Mitarbeiter

Die Mitarbeiter frei entscheiden lassen, wann sie was, wie erledigen führt nicht nur zu mehr Zufriedenheit und Motivation, sondern auch zu einer erhöhten Leistungsfähigkeit. Artikel aus dem Handelsblatt vom Dienstag, 17. April 2007.

Using OneNote

Chris Pratley is a developer at Microsoft. The blog is not very up to date, but features useful tips on how to use OneNote. The official website from Microsoft has also a lot of tips and tricks.

Innosight's Blog

Clayton Christensen's company Innosight's blog on disruptive innovation. Most entries show examples of technical innovation. Categories are mainly organised by industry.

http://www.innosight.com/blog/

Blue Ocean Executive Experience

Annual conference / training on Blue Ocean Strategy by Gabor Burt. http://www.blueoceanexecutives.com/

creatingblueoceans.com

Gabor G. Burt's blog on blue ocean strategy featuring many real life examples. www.creatingblueoceans.com Burt is a former INSEAD student and has worked with Kim & Mauborgne on their book.

blueoceanstrategy.com

Official homepage featuring information on the book, news about BOS and companies adopting it, resources (mainly case studies) and FAQs (good to get a quick overview on the topic). www.blueoceanstrategy.com.

Angenehmer arbeiten mit 5A

Aussortieren, Arbeitsplatz säubern, Arbeitsmittel ergonomisch anordnen, Anordungen zur Regel machen, Alle Punkte einhalten und ständig verbessern.

Link: Angenehmer arbeiten mit 5A auf www.4managers.de.

Personal Development for Smart People

A site featuring a blog and articles on a variety of topics related to:

  • Time Management: Master your time usage and become extremely productive
  • Motivation: Cultivate burning desire to keep you moving towards your goals
  • Overcoming Procrastination: Defeat the thief of time
  • Goals: Set realistic goals, create action plans, and achieve the results you want
  • Courage: Summon the inner strength to take action in spite of fear
  • Work/Career: Build a career you're truly passionate about
  • Wealth/Money: Achieve financial abundance without compromising your integrity
  • Momentum: Develop the ongoing habit of success that keeps your energy and enthusiasm high
  • Problem Solving: Confront and solve the hard problems of life, from business to relationships
  • Balance: Enjoy the feeling of inner peace by balancing all areas of your life
  • Fulfillment: Experience pervasive lifelong fulfillment by living consciously according to your deepest values and beliefs
  • Consciousness: Raise your awareness and live more consciously than ever before

Link: Personal Development for Smart People - Steve Pavlina.

How to Get More Done in Less Time by Steve Pavlina

Become more productive by limiting the time you actualy have to get your work done.

Link: How to Get More Done in Less Time by Steve Pavlina.